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LOT 1476
Civil War or Later Iron Cannonball
17TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 7/8 in. (1.39 kg, 70 mm).
Rough-cast cannonball for a minion-type cannon, approximately 3 pounds in weight and 2 7/8 inches diameter. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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Greek Bronze Arrowhead Group
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Triangular-section, barbed-and-socketted, and other types. 8.93 grams total, 16-38 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Spanish Military Briquet Sabre
Dated 1902 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising: slightly swept single-edge blade with scooped point and ricasso; brass hilt with finger-guard, lobed quillon, ribbed grip; blade stamped 'Arta. Faba. de Toldo 1902'. 1.04 kg, 83.5 cm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Greek Lead Slingshot
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Biconical in profile with casting seam and reserved legend 'ΦIΛONOC = of Philon (name)'; scorpion on the other side. 32.8 grams, 30 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, Munich, Germany.
On these sling bullets the image of a scorpion could be understood to depict an action ‘sting like a scorpion’. The name of Filon can be connected with a military commander.
